Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
Hearings Committee will be held on:
Date: Friday
17 March 2023
Time: 9.00
am
Venue: Otaru
Room, 2nd Floor, Civic Centre
Sandy Graham
Chief Executive Officer
Hearings Committee
Interim Speed Management Plan Hearing
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Chairperson
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Cr Jim O'Malley
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Cr Cherry Lucas
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Cr Andrew Whiley
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Cr Mandy Mayhem
(substitute if required)
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Senior Officer Jeanine
Benson, Group Manager Transport
Governance Support Officer Rebecca
Murray
Rebecca Murray
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
governance.support@dcc.govt.nz
www.dunedin.govt.nz
Note: Reports
and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as
Council policy until adopted.
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Hearings Committee
17 March 2023
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Draft Interim Speed Management Plan submission
summary report
Department: Transport
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
report presents a summary of feedback received from the public consultation on
the draft Dunedin Interim Speed Management Plan (Interim SMP). Consultation on
the Interim SMP was carried out from 14 November to 13 December 2022.
2 The
draft Interim SMP was prepared for public consultation in accordance with
section 82 of the Local Government Act 2002 and section 12.17 of the new Land
Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2022 (the Rule).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the committee:
a) Notes the draft Interim Speed Management Plan submission
summary report.
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BACKGROUND
Setting
of Speed Limits Rule 2022
3 The
new Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2022 (the Rule) came into
effect on 19 May 2022. The Rule changed the process for the setting of speed
limits by Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) such as the Dunedin City Council
(DCC) and Waka Kotahi.
4 The
Rule sets out the statutory process for a SMP, which requires a draft version
to be published for public consultation with the final version to be submitted
to the Director of Land Transport for certification.
5 The
DCC is required to produce an Interim SMP to enable the speed limit changes
around schools to be completed. A full Speed Management Plan will be drafted
for public consultation in mid-2023.
6 The
Rule removed the ability for speed limits to be made under a bylaw.
Subsequently, this made Speed Limit Bylaws redundant and the DCC bylaw was
formally revoked at the 8 November 2022 Council meeting. At the same
Council meeting the draft Dunedin Interim SMP was approved. The resolution
below summarises the revoking of the Role and the approval of the Interim SMP
for consultation.
Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Bill Acklin):
That the Council:
a) Revokes the Dunedin City Council Speed Limit
Bylaw 2004.
b) Approves
the draft Dunedin Interim Speed Management Plan, for consultation from 14 November
to 9 December 2022.
c) Authorises
the Chief Executive to make any minor editorial changes to the draft
Interim Speed Management Plan if required.
Motion
carried (CNL/2022/087)
DISCUSSION
7 There
are 71 Schools within the Dunedin city boundary, 68 of those schools are
covered by the draft Interim SMP. That is 95% of all schools in the Dunedin
city boundary. The remainder of schools are on State Highways are covered by
Waka Kotahi’s Interim SMP.
8 Not
all schools listed in the Interim SMP will be completed immediately, but the
DCC will meet the requirements to have 40% of the schools completed by June
2024. This is a nationwide requirement from Waka Kotahi.
9 Where
possible, the draft Interim SMP has incorporated outstanding speed management
activities, namely the George Street slow speed zone and requests from the
community before, after, and during the Speed Limit Bylaw Amendment 11 in 2021
(only where they are near to, or outside a school).
10 Prior
to the consultation, affected schools were asked to provide feedback in August
2022. The responses received fed into the development of the Draft Interim SMP
that was released for public consultation, this feedback is included in
Attachment B.
11 The
Draft Interim SMP is included as Attachment A to this report. It was published
on the DCC website for consultation from 14 November – 13 December 2022.
12 A
summary of the submissions received by school/zone is included in Attachment C.
The feedback is summarised below:
a) 188
submissions were received in total.
b) 9%
of those submissions were received from Schools (Board of Trustees/Principals).
c) Over
60% of the submitters supported the proposed changes to 30km/hr around schools.
d) 19%
of submitters requested the proposed school zone be extended to include key
walking and cycling routes and early childhood centres. 10% of submissions from
schools requested the proposed school zone be reduced to ensure better
compliance.
e) 18
submitters requested an opportunity to present.
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majority of submitters who responded to the questions about the zones support
the proposals to reduce the speed limit in the areas in addition to the
proposed school changes.
14 Waka
Kotahi also prepared and consulted on an Interim State Highway SMP between
November and December 2022.
Options
15 There
are no options presented in this report.
NEXT STEPS
16 Staff
will prepare a recommendation report for Council to consider on 28 March 2023
following the hearing.
Signatories
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Author:
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Stacey Hitchcock - Transport Planner
Nick Sargent - Transport Strategy Manager
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Authoriser:
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Jeanine Benson - Group Manager Transport
Simon Drew - General Manager Infrastructure and
Development
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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⇩a
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Draft Interim Speed
Management Plan
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15
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⇩b
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School Feedback August
2022
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94
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⇩c
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Consulation Summary
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104
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SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
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Fit with purpose
of Local Government
This decision promotes the social,
economic and environmental well-being of communities in the present and for
the future.
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Fit with strategic
framework
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Contributes
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Detracts
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Not applicable
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Social Wellbeing Strategy
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Economic Development Strategy
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Environment Strategy
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Arts and Culture Strategy
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3 Waters Strategy
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Spatial Plan
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Integrated Transport Strategy
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Parks and Recreation Strategy
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Other strategic projects/policies/plans
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Ensuring Dunedin is a safe city is prioritised in the
Social Wellbeing Strategy, Spatial Plan and Long-Term Plan as well as the
Integrated Transport Strategy. Safer speeds is one of four pillars under the
Safe System approach (Under Road to Zero) to reduce the number of fatal and
serious injury crashes occurring on Dunedin’s road network.
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Māori Impact
Statement
Māori are over-represented in road trauma statistics.
Since 2013 the number of people dying or being seriously injured on Aotearoa
New Zealand roads has been rising, and death and serious injury (DSI) rates
for Māori increased faster than for non-Māori between 2014 and
2017. Overall, road traffic mortality rates are estimated at between 60% and
200% higher for Māori compared to non-Māori.
Consideration for reducing speed limits to protect and
improve safety for those more vulnerable to road trauma will improve road
safety outcomes for all of society, particularly for Māori (He
pūrongo whakahaumaru huarahi mō ngā iwi Māori –
Māori road safety outcomes report 2021).
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Sustainability
Improving safety for students walking and cycling to and
from school will have a positive impact for sustainability as it will
encourage more people to walk and cycle instead of being driven, therefore
reducing carbon emissions.
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LTP/Annual Plan /
Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy
There is no impact on the 10-year plan or Annual Plan.
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Financial
considerations
Costs associated with speed limit changes are funded
through the Low Cost / Low Risk safety improvement programme.
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Significance
The proposed speed limit changes are considered to be of
low significance in terms of the Council’s Significance and Engagement
Policy. Consultation was undertaken in accordance with section 82 of
the The Local Government Act 2002.
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Engagement –
external
Affected parties
include the key stakeholders who were specifically asked for feedback were
the affected Schools and Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
In addition,
University of Otago, Community Boards, CCS Disability Action, Ministry of
Education, Te Whatu Ora Southern, Disabled Persons Assembly, Dunedin
Ratepayers and Householders Association, City Rise and Transition Valley 473
have given feedback.
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Engagement -
internal
Staff and Managers from Transport, Council Communications
and Marketing and Legal Services, have been involved in the drafting of the
Interim SMP.
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Risks: Legal /
Health and Safety etc.
The proposed speed limit changes are intended to reduce
risk by reducing speed to fit the road environment.
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Conflict of
Interest
There are no known conflicts of interest.
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Community Boards
All of the Community Boards were invited to participate in
the consultation process where speed limit changes were proposed within their
areas. Feedback was received from Otago Peninsula, Waikouaiti Coast and West
Harbour Community Boards.
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